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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ji Li's favorite subject in school?

2. Who wanted to speak with Ji Li after she was cut from the Exhibition?

3. Who made up the story of the charges Dad was held for?

4. What was Ji Li's favorite thing about going to Jr. High?

5. How did Jin describe the old society?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ji Li get injured in the rice fields?

2. Why was Ji Li chosen to help with the Exhibition?

3. What did Ji Li hope to achieve at the Exhibition?

4. What happened on the morning of the opening of the Exhibition?

5. How did Ji Li feel about not knowing anyone in her Jr. High class?

6. What did Zhang tell Ji Li when she asked about being chosen to help with the Exhibition?

7. What did Ji Li learn how to raise in Jr. High, and why?

8. What happened to An Yi's mother at work?

9. What did Ji Li say to Comrade Ma about her family?

10. What did Zhang Xin say when he first met Ji Li?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity and aging was a strong theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how significant was it to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was the plot altered because of these incidents?

Essay Topic 3

How did Ji Li feel about the Cultural Revolution in Chine when it was over, and what led to this changed ideal?

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